Left: "Sailboats on Lake Pontchartrain, one of the largest lakes in the country" Right: "Lee Circle: St. Charles Avenue and Howard Street; statue of Robert E. Lee, column is 60 feet high and bronze statue weighs 7000 pounds."

"Gibson Hall of Tulane University; Tulane occupies at 93 acre campus and, on its St. Charles Avenue entrance, is directly across the street from Audubon Park."

"The Mississippi River curves through New Orleans,demonstrating why it's called the Crescent City."

"New Orleans Harbor, which acts as a clearing house for the trade of theMississippi Valley and a gateway for Central and South America."

"The Cotton Exchange at New Orleans is one of the four most important Exchanges in the world, having a long and enviable reputation for reliability and is foremost in the forecast of cotton crops."

"The Del Norte - this is one of the many hugeships using the South's greatest port."

(I remember the Captain of the Del Norte taking my family on a little tour of the ship when I was a young child. It was at a time when two of my family members were Merchant Marines on the ship, often making trips to Central and South America. The captain was a nice man but, probably because of his impressive uniform and his air of authority, he was very intimidating to a 5 year old! Nancy)